A favorite family ritual growing up was apple coffee cake on Sunday mornings. My dad would prepare it for his six greedy kids, all of us begging for him to pile on the brown sugar. Ingredients Cake: 2 cups Bisquick mix 2/3 cup of milk or water 2 Tbsp sugar 1 egg 1 tart green […]
Ingredients Filling 1 cup apple cider 1/2 cup cider vinegar 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 large shallot, peeled, thinly sliced 1 1/2 cups dried apples (packed) 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 Tbsp yellow mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Pork Roast 2 […]
Ingredients Filling ingredients: 3 lbs of a variety of good cooking apples such as Granny Smith, Pippin, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Gravenstein 2 Tbsp lemon juice 4 Tbsp unsalted butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 Tbsp flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract http://mizanticaret.com
Every fall we are blessed with a bounty of apples and walnuts. I grew up in what used to be a walnut orchard. At one time our home had 5 huge trees, covering both front and back yards, and yielding 500 pounds of walnuts a year (which sounds great unless you are the teenager chain-ganged […]
My parents have 3 apple trees on which we grow 15 varieties of apples, so we are always looking for good and easy apple recipes. My mother started cooking up apples this way for an everyday dessert a few years ago and it is what we have almost every night during apple season. We did struggle with […]
Cranberry Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Chill the roast: Chilling the roast in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes will make it easier to cut. Use a sharp knife with a long blade: A sharp knife that can make smooth long cuts makes all the difference! Make slow, shallow cuts: Making shallow cuts will give […]
Waldorf Salad is a favorite around here, particularly in the fall when apples and walnuts are in season. It’s especially popular around the holidays, gracing many a Thanksgiving and holiday spread. According to the American Century Cookbook, the first Waldorf Salad was created in New York City in 1893, by Oscar Tschirky, the maître d’hôtel of the […]
I was in New England a few weeks ago, at the height of apple picking season. I’m guessing they’re all down now, but our apples here in Northern California are at their peak. There are so many great varieties in the market to choose from! We first posted this recipe in 2006, during another trip […]
Ingredients 3 to 4 lbs of apples (about 7 to 10 apples, depending on the size), peeled, cored, and quartered* (use apples varieties that are good for cooking such as Granny Smith, Pippin, Gravenstein, Mcintosh, Fugi, Jonathan, Jonagold, or Golden Delicious) 2 strips of lemon peel (use a vegetable peeler to strip 4 lengths, zest only, […]